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The ambition of the NHS England (NHS E) to deploy a Single Patient Record (SPR) finds a tangible blueprint in the experience of Estonia, where a nationwide health-information system has been live since 2008. In Estonia—all 1.3 million people’s records feed a single platform that authorised clinicians can access, while citizens can see who has looked at their data.

Ming Tang, NHSE’s Chief Data Information Officer, and Ayub Bhayat Director Data Services and Deputy Chief Data and Analytics Officer at NHS England, are leading one of the most significant reforms in the NHS’s recent history. Through the Federated Data Platform (FDP), a national framework designed to connect the health service’s fragmented data systems, they are laying the foundations for a more intelligent, transparent, and efficient NHS.

The NHS is tackling one of its most expensive inefficiencies by using data to speed up hospital discharges and free thousands of beds across England.

Microsoft has officially launched Dragon Copilot in the UK, following trials across seven NHS organisations including Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.

We spoke to several NHS executives over the weekend following Sir Jim Mackey’s letter urging leaders to increase their visibility in emergency departments this winter. Their responses reflected both support and reflection: many acknowledged the value of being present on wards, while also recognising that today’s NHS leadership roles often pull executives into strategic programmes, regional negotiations, and financial firefighting. The result is that, in some places, the funda

Covid’s impact lingers for the NHS, with care backlogs, staff burnout, and infrastructure pressures demanding long-term reform and transparency.

Cyber attacks are no longer a distant threat for the NHS. They are a recurring reality, disrupting services, delaying care, and eroding public trust.

Great Ormond Street Hospital has released the results of what it calls a “landmark study” into AI-scribing, and the numbers are striking.

Think tanks warn that recent reductions are driven more by data removals than clinical gains: raising concerns that ministers are painting a rosier picture of NHS recovery than the reality supports.

The appointment of Simon Morritt to Nimbuscare may signal a real shift towards moving care out of hospitals and into communities.

Over £100m earmarked for prevention, learning disabilities, and primary care has gone unused; raising questions about priorities and capacity.

With record spending on digital systems, the health service cannot afford to be a soft touch for big technology companies

A new national review could finally expose and address the barriers holding back thousands of NHS staff from ethnic minority backgrounds.

Feedback in the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey show that compassionate care isn’t just policy, it’s practiced.

<p>A new statutory system aims to hold senior managers to account and align leadership standards with those applied to clinicians.</p>

<p>Alan Milburn calls for a shift in perspective, with the NHS working alongside public and private providers to deliver care.</p>

The dispute over resident doctors’ pay risks pitting NHS staff against each other while the Treasury struggles with its own numbers

Dr Charlotte Refsum warns that without bolder ambition and delivery, the NHS App risks remaining a nice idea, rather than becoming the digital lifeline patients desperately need.

Trust’s urgent patient safety challenges highlight the limits, and necessity, of temporary leadership.

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